Patrick Cain

Almost two-thirds of Village Media readers would vote in a referendum to merge existing schools systems into a single secular public school system - but most separate school graduates would keep things as they are

New drivers from Ontario’s big cities who go to small towns to take their driver’s tests get in collisions more often than their peers who test on urban roads, data shows

A large majority of Village Media readers say Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) system either strikes the right balance now or should be further relaxed. The details, as always, are revealing

In an online poll, just over half of readers said that Canada's gun control laws weren't strict enough. Cross-referenced with other polls, the results are revealing

A little more than five years since the legalization of cannabis, most Village Media readers think that it was a good idea, and about half have used it recreationally at some point, or are open to the idea

Reporting deaths more quickly could help save lives in a crisis, experts say

After a certain age, should Hallowe'en fun be restricted to doling out candy at the door? Is there an age that you are supposed to grow out of it - and, if so, what is that age supposed to be?

Almost two-thirds of Village Media readers said their social lives hadn't recovered from the pandemic, more than three years after its peak in mid-2020

After a certain age, should Hallowe'en fun be restricted to doling out candy at the door? Is there an age that you are supposed to grow out of it - and, if so, what is that age supposed to be?

Decision related to killing in Bracebridge, Ont. has implications for other cases involving licensed gun owners who commit violent crimes but never face trial because they've died